Where does “személyjel” come from?

személyjel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian személy, from Hungarian szem, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

személyjel (Hungarian): suffix indicating person

Definitions

  1. suffix indicating person

Ancestry of “személyjel”, step by step

személyjel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian személy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemélyperson
2Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Hungarian jel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjelsign, symbol; marker, inflectional suffix or...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

Words derived from “személyjel”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →Every word from Hungarian személy →